Mediterranean Salad

Mediterranean Salad Jane Day
Jane Day is co-author with Dr. John Day of "The Longevity Plan," documenting their journey to China's Longevity Village. "Preparing food for guests has always been a stressful thing - feeling inadequate and fearing that the dishes wouldn't turn out. Posting recipes has been an exercise in the ultimate confrontation of this fear. Gratefully, the joy in figuring out how to make favorite dishes with healthier ingredients now exceeds the fear and I take courage in the idea that maybe I can help someone else do the same."

Mediterranean Salad

Toss greens, garbanzos, cooked barley, tomatoes, red onions, kalamata olives, and a little feta (if desired) with Jane's Zesty Lemon Herb Vinagrette, and you've got a tasty salad that could serve as a meal. This one served as many meals throughout the week--it was just so good!  Enjoy!
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Ingredients
  

  • 6 cups greens spinach, spring mix, or other desired greens, approximate
  • 1 cup garbanzo beans approximate
  • 1 cup barley boil until chewy and firm, approximate
  • 1 cup Cherry or grape tomatoes halved, approximate
  • 1/2 cup Red onion diced, approximate
  • 1/2 cup kalamata or green olives halved, approximate
  • 1/4-1/2 cup feta crumbles if desired
  • Jane's Zesty Lemon Herb Vinagrette to taste

Instructions
 

  • Toss all ingredients with Jane's Zesty Lemon Herb Vinagrette. Bell peppers would be great in this salad, if available.

February 27th, 2015

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3 Comments

  1. Thanks for the information and recipe for the salad. However, I didn’t see the dressing recipe. How would I obtain this recipe?

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  2. I’m also looking for the dressing!

    One trick I use to make it easy and fast to fix healthy meals is batch cooking. I pick a grain for the week and make a double batch, making it quick to grab a cup of brown rice, barley or oat goats to throw in salads, veggie bowls and soups throughout the week. You can also portion and freeze your grains to use later – your very own convenience food!

    Dianne
    Portland, Oregon

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